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Full-time faculty distribution by gender and tenure status, Fall 2012                            
                                 
  Tenured                        
  Women Men Total % Women                        
MORNINGSIDE ARTS & SCIENCES 116 308 424 27%                        
  Arts 7 5 12 58%                        
  Continuing Education 0 0 0 -                        
  Humanities 55 88 143 38%                        
  Natural Sciences 24 124 148 16%                        
  Social Sciences 30 91 121 25%                        
MORNINGSIDE GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 66 270 336 20%                        
  Architecture, Planning & Preservation 5 12 17 29%                        
  Business 9 64 73 12%                        
  Engineering 14 112 126 11%                        
  International & Public Affairs 3 12 15 20%                        
  Journalism 5 12 17 29%                        
  Law 18 52 70 26%                        
  Social Work 12 6 18 67%                        
MEDICAL CENTER GRADUATE SCHOOLS 72 206 278 26%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Basic Health Sciences 16 78 94 17%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Clinical Health Sciences 27 99 126 21%                        
  Dental Medicine 2 3 5 40%                        
  Nursing 5 0 5 100%                        
  Public Health 22 26 48 46%                        
Subtotal, Morningside Campus 182 578 760 24%                        
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 72 206 278 26%                        
UNIVERSITY TOTAL 254 784 1,038 24%                        
                                 
  Tenure of title                        
  Women Men Total % Women                        
MEDICAL CENTER GRADUATE SCHOOLS 5 35 40 13%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Basic Health Sciences 1 1 2 50%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Clinical Health Sciences 4 27 31 13%                        
  Dental Medicine 0 6 6 0%                        
  Nursing 0 0 0 -                        
  Public Health 0 1 1 0%                        
Subtotal, Morningside Campus - - - -                        
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 5 35 40 13%                        
UNIVERSITY TOTAL 5 35 40 13%                        
                                 
  Not tenured, but eligible for tenure                        
  Women Men Total % Women                        
MORNINGSIDE ARTS & SCIENCES 68 112 180 38%                        
  Arts 2 6 8 25%                        
  Continuing Education 0 0 0 -                        
  Humanities 23 31 54 43%                        
  Natural Sciences 18 51 69 26%                        
  Social Sciences 25 24 49 51%                        
MORNINGSIDE GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 47 111 158 30%                        
  Architecture, Planning & Preservation 10 5 15 67%                        
  Business 11 50 61 18%                        
  Engineering 10 28 38 26%                        
  International & Public Affairs 2 9 11 18%                        
  Journalism 5 4 9 56%                        
  Law 2 5 7 29%                        
  Social Work 7 10 17 41%                        
MEDICAL CENTER GRADUATE SCHOOLS 101 143 244 41%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Basic Health Sciences 11 26 37 30%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Clinical Health Sciences 51 95 146 35%                        
  Dental Medicine 2 3 5 40%                        
  Nursing 6 1 7 86%                        
  Public Health 31 18 49 63%                        
Subtotal, Morningside Campus 115 223 338 34%                        
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 101 143 244 41%                        
UNIVERSITY TOTAL 216 366 582 37%                        
                                 
  Not eligible for tenure                        
  Women Men Total % Women                        
MORNINGSIDE ARTS & SCIENCES 155 111 266 58%                        
  Arts 19 32 51 37%                        
  Continuing Education 16 7 23 70%                        
  Humanities 87 49 136 64%                        
  Natural Sciences 21 16 37 57%                        
  Social Sciences 12 7 19 63%                        
MORNINGSIDE GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 33 66 99 33%                        
  Architecture, Planning & Preservation 0 0 0 -                        
  Business 1 16 17 6%                        
  Engineering 0 14 14 0%                        
  International & Public Affairs 12 20 32 38%                        
  Journalism 5 6 11 45%                        
  Law 8 7 15 53%                        
  Social Work 7 3 10 70%                        
MEDICAL CENTER GRADUATE SCHOOLS 791 846 1,637 48%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Basic Health Sciences 36 38 74 49%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Clinical Health Sciences 634 729 1,363 47%                        
  Dental Medicine 24 32 56 43%                        
  Nursing 56 7 63 89%                        
  Public Health 41 40 81 51%                        
Subtotal, Morningside Campus 188 177 365 52%                        
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 791 846 1,637 48%                        
UNIVERSITY TOTAL 979 1,023 2,002 49%                        
                                 
  All faculty                        
  Women Men Total % Women                        
MORNINGSIDE ARTS & SCIENCES 339 531 870 39%                        
  Arts 28 43 71 39%                        
  Continuing Education 16 7 23 70%                        
  Humanities 165 168 333 50%                        
  Natural Sciences 63 191 254 25%                        
  Social Sciences 67 122 189 35%                        
MORNINGSIDE GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 146 447 593 25%                        
  Architecture, Planning & Preservation 15 17 32 47%                        
  Business 21 130 151 14%                        
  Engineering 24 154 178 13%                        
  International & Public Affairs 17 41 58 29%                        
  Journalism 15 22 37 41%                        
  Law 28 64 92 30%                        
  Social Work 26 19 45 58%                        
MEDICAL CENTER GRADUATE SCHOOLS 969 1,230 2,199 44%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Basic Health Sciences 64 143 207 31%                        
  College of Physicians & Surgeons - Clinical Health Sciences 716 950 1,666 43%                        
  Dental Medicine 28 44 72 39%                        
  Nursing 67 8 75 89%                        
  Public Health 94 85 179 53%                        
Subtotal, Morningside Campus 485 978 1,463 33%                        
Subtotal, Medical Center Campus 969 1,230 2,199 44%                        
UNIVERSITY TOTAL 1,454 2,208 3,662 40%                        
                                 
-Tenured: Professors and Associate Professors with Tenure                                
-Tenure of title: "Certain officers of instruction in the Faculties of College of Dental Medicine, Medicine,                         
and Public Health who are not eligible for tenure may nonetheless receive tenure of title. While those                         
Nursing,appointments are without stated term, they do not provide a guarantee of salary from the University"                         
(from the faculty handbook).                                
-Not tenured, but eligible for tenure: professorial rank faculty who are not tenured but are eligible for tenure                        
-Not eligible for tenure: includes all special instructional faculty, and professorial faculty with "visiting", "clinical"                      
 or "professional practice" modifiers in their titles                                
-Prior to 2010 the School of International and Public Affairs was reported in Social Sciences                        
                                 
-Source: Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Administration                                
-Prepared by: Office of Planning and Institutional Research                                
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/opir                                
opir@columbia.edu                                
Date: 02-26-2013